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Arizona’s teachers are some of the lowest paid in the country, and they have called for raises to address the state’s ongoing teacher shortage for years now. One researcher who has taken an in-depth look at Arizona’s teacher attrition problem said it’s not so simple.

An unsettling pattern has emerged in the aftermath of national tragedies, like the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Survivors and victims’ families are grieving the loss of their loved ones but these days, they are also the targets of a wave of vitriol aimed directly at them. They are often harassed online and in-person by conspiracy theorists who think the whole thing was a hoax.

Legendary physicist Stephen Hawking passed away this morning at the age of 76. Hawking was renowned for his investigations into physics's most enigmatic subject: the black hole. Hawking revolutionized the field of cosmology many times over, continuing to upend how we understand black holes, relativity, and the origins of the universe.

It's important to hold people accountable for their negative behavior. But it can be more impactful to focus on the behaviors we want to see continue, as opposed to giving energy to avoiding the negative. Psychologists Doctor Art Markman and Doctor Bob Duke share a deeper explanation of this topic.

Silicon Valley-based blood testing company Theranos and its chief executive officer agreed to settle fraud charges with federal regulators Wednesday. A consumer lawsuit from Arizona’s attorney general was settled late last year.

Gina Haspel, President Trump's nominee for CIA director, is most well known for her role in running a CIA "black site" in Thailand in the aftermath of 9/11, where she oversaw interrogation techniques often described as tantamount to torture.

Governor Doug Ducey won't promise to veto new tax cuts, even as he says the state is putting as much money as it can into public education. In fact, the governor is already committed to sign at least one measure that will cut state revenue by up to $15 million a year. That amid growing complaints from teachers and educators who say the state is short-changing public schools.

The union that Border Patrol agent Chris Harris is a member of endorsed Donald Trump for president. On Tuesday, the commander-in-chief visited California to get his first in-person look at the border wall prototypes. Trump’s gesture meant a lot to border patrol agents, Harris said.

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